The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has congratulated PCCW-HKT
Telephone on its successful bid for a 15-year CDMA2000(r) license from
the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA), Hong Kong's
telecoms regulator. PCCW was the only applicant to have met all of the
pre-qualification requirements.
"The CDG applauds PCCW for making the successful bid for this
valuable license," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the
CDG. "Operating a CDMA2000 network in the 850 MHz band will give
PCCW the performance, cost-effectiveness and network adaptability to own
a decisive stake of Hong Kong's mobile telecommunications
market."
PCCW is the largest and most comprehensive provider of
communications services in Hong Kong and one of Asia's leading
players in information technology and telecommunications. The
flexibility and power of CDMA2000, an IP-based advance mobile broadband
network solution, will help enable PCCW to converge their fixed line,
broadband Internet-access, pay-TV, media content, and large-scale IT
business services across Hong Kong - one of the most advanced and
lucrative markets in the world.
According to the OFTA, PCCW is permitted to offer advanced
broadband CDMA2000 services starting November 20, 2008-and to begin
constructing the state-of-the-art 3G network in the meantime. With
specific regard to roaming, the OFTA expects CDMA2000 to strengthen Hong
Kong's strategic standing as a world city and commerce gateway to
mainland China.
"We are very pleased to have won Hong Kong's CDMA2000
license," said Richard Midgett, Managing Director of Mobility at
PCCW. "CDMA2000 will enhance our capability in offering advanced
broadband wireless services to subscribers. The technology will provide
a valuable roaming footprint and help to further boost our brand."
About CDMA2000
CDMA2000 is the most widely deployed 3G technology, with 241
operators in 99 countries, including 79 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO systems,
serving more than 378 million subscribers. Counting 2G cdmaOne(tm)
subscribers, there are more than 400 million CDMA users worldwide.
CDMA2000 has become the technology of choice for developed and emerging
market operators, and is deployable in the 450, 700, 800, 1700, 1900 and
2100 MHz bands. More than 1,700 CDMA2000 devices from over 92 suppliers
have been introduced to the market, including more than 460 1xEV-DO and
35 Rev. A devices.
About CDG
The CDMA Development Group is a trade association formed to foster
the worldwide development, implementation and use of CDMA2000
technologies. The more than 130 member companies of the CDG include many
of the world's largest wireless carriers and equipment
manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of
CDMA2000 features and services, public relations, education and
seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there
are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees
on CDMA2000-related matters.
For more information, visit http://www.cdg.org or call
714/540-1030.
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